Things to do and places to go in Jackson, Michigan are the focus of this portion of our guide.
Local attractions and events, such as art galleries, libraries, museums, historical places, and theaters are appropriate for this category, along with concerts, fairs, festivals, and other events. Sports teams, programs, and facilities, as well as entertainment venues, and recreational opportunities, whether operated through the city's parks and recreation department, a local school system, community organization, or as a private entity, such as a bowling alley.
The Ella Sharp Museum is situated on land that was once a farm owned by Ella Sharp, an early community leader in Jackson. She willed her farm to the city as space for a park and museum. Sharp Park opened in 1919, and the museum opened in 1965. Another Jackson museum is on the grounds of the State Prison of Southern Michigan. Part of the penitentiary until 2007, Cell Block 7 allows visitors to visit the same cells, and walk the same corridors as some of the state's most hardened criminals.
The Michigan Theatre is the largest theater ever built in downtown Jackson. Opened in 1930, it featured vaudeville and movies. After a period of vacancy, it is now in the process of being restored, while hosting classic films, art films, live theater, concerts, and other events. Center Stage Jackson was formed in 2000 through the merger of the Clark Lake Players and the Jackson Civic Theater and has hosted plays, musicals, cabarets, youth singing competitions, staged readings, and other events.
Performing for more than seventy years, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra offers five Signature Series Concerts each year
These are just a few of the attractions and events that may be found in this category.
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Jackson College sports programs are highlighted here, including its men's baseball, basketball, cross country, eSports, golf, soccer, and bowling teams, as well as its women's basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, volleyball, and bowling teams, including schedules, rosters, and statistics. A staff directory, coaching openings, and its athletic training programs are featured, and its home locations are defined. Admissions policies, recruitment, and scholarships are discussed.
http://www.jacksoncollegejets.com/
Created in 1885 through the merger of two school libraries and the library created by the Young Men's Association, and was housed in four different locations before 1901, when a gift from Andrew Carnegie permitted the construction of a new library building, one of fifty-three Carnegie libraries in the state. Its history, funding sources, location, and hours of operation are posted on the site, along with employment and volunteer opportunities, policy data, and its strategic plan.
http://myjdl.com/
Founded in 1949, the Symphony Orchestra is a multicultural musical hub in downtown Jackson, Michigan, offering five Signature Series Concerts each year, featuring a mixture of classical and contemporary music, as well as a Summer Pops concert each year, a Community Music School that offers private, group, and after-school lessons to people of all ages, a Creative Outlets and Inclusion program for at-risk and underserved youth, and a Music on Tap series offering a wide variety of music.
https://www.jacksonsymphony.org/
Specializing in themed birthday parties, corporate team building events, retirement parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other group outings, the Jackson, Michigan entertainment venue features open, league, and tournament bowling, as well as other bowling events, an arcade, and an in-house restaurant. The center can accommodate individuals, small groups, as well as adult and kid's parties. Also included are a pro shop and training center, offering a range of balls, bags, shoes, and accessories.
https://jax60.com/
The contemporary fine art gallery in Jackson, Michigan features the work of local, regional, and nationwide artists. Its location, hours, and a calendar of events are set forth on it site, which may include requests for proposals to be part of upcoming shows or for artists' works to be made available for purchase through the gallery. Details, submission deadlines, and commissions are discussed. A link to its online shopping site is included, and contacts and links to local galleries are posted.
http://www.kgallery.org/
Originally opened in 1930, the theater closed in 1978, and was vacant until 1993 when it was acquired from the city by the Michigan Theatre of Jackson, Incorporated, a not-for-profit corporation. While under restoration, the facility hosts a variety of films, live theater productions, concerts, and other events. Showtimes and ticket sales are discussed, along with its rental policies, venue specifications, bar packages, memberships, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, and contacts.
https://michigantheatre.org/
